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road tax for old car

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  • 19-09-2008 10:47pm
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    victor1
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    Hi Lads,
    changed car recently and got letter in post for tax renewal for my old car i traded in, still in dealership so my name still showing as owner, do i need to ring tax office to say dealer now has car, or just ignore?


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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Did you not sent your registration certificate to Shannon?

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    audismelly
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    victor1 wrote: »
    Hi Lads,
    changed car recently and got letter in post for tax renewal for my old car i traded in, still in dealership so my name still showing as owner, do i need to ring tax office to say dealer now has car, or just ignore?

    same thing happened me.
    got two letters,just ignored them.not your problem anymore.


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    Hotwheels
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    Save yourself any Hassle, Drop into the Tax office and bring the recipt if you have it, they'll take your name off right away and that's you done...

    I got a £5K bill for storage before on a car I traded in, it was sold on to another small time dealer. Who sold it, and the buyer was caught driving without Tax&Insurance, car was impounded by Gardaí. And of course I was still the registered owner:eek:
    Took a bit of sorting, so now if I trade/sell my car I go straight to Tax office and inform them....:)


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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    audismelly wrote: »
    not your problem anymore.

    It is your problem if you are still the registered (official) owner.

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    bazz26
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    unkel wrote: »
    It is your problem if you are still the registered (official) owner.

    True but once the car is traded and the old owner signs the change of ownership section at the dealership then the dealer is supposed to inform the DOE in Shannon that the car has temporarily changed ownership to the garage.

    Sounds like the dealer either hasn't informed the DOE of this or the DOE hasn't updated their records yet. Registered dealers I think are issued a unique code by the DOE so that the dealer doesn't appear as another owner on the VRC.

    I received a renewal a couple of years ago for a car I had traded a few weeks previously and just ignored it, never heard about it again.


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